Numismatists, or coin collectors, agree that Silver Panda coins in particular have an impressive price track record. “Even coins from the past couple years sell for a substantial premium over Silver content,” numismatic journalist Louis Golino wrote (Coinweek.com). As shown in the chart below sampling the price of Silver Pandas over time, the Silver Chinese Panda coins sell markedly above the spot price of Silver.

Several factors contribute to the Silver Panda’s collectibility and premium over spot price, including:

Yearly changing designs, presenting immediate collectible appeal

Limited mintage for each issue, creating rarity

Multiple mints are sometimes responsible for one coin issue, resulting in coin variations

When choosing coins for beauty, rarity and profit, it doesn’t get much better than the Silver Panda.

How the Gold Panda and Silver Panda differ

Both the Golden Panda and the Silver Panda coins depict a panda on the reverse side with an image of the Taoist Temple of Heaven on the obverse. They both contain .999 fine Gold or .999 fine Silver and carry a face value backed by the Chinese government. The difference between Silver and Gold prices might be why the Silver Pandas are so popular. Silver Pandas have a lower barrier to entry for investing, with a very likely return!

The many designs of Silver Pandas available at APMEX

All Silver Panda coins are guaranteed by the People’s Bank of China and contain .999 fine Silver. With exception of 2001 and 2002, all coins are unique in design. In 2016, Gold and Silver Pandas started to be produced in metric system sizes to better suit the international appeal of the coins. These gram sizes replaced the troy ounce sizes of previous dates. While not an exact conversion, the new gram sizes provide the closest metric equivalent to the similarly sized ounce counterparts: